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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Alexandria Edwards" <info@info.com>
Reply-To: loyo61244@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 08:47:08 -0600
Subject: Mystery Shopping Assignment

Mystery shoppers normally get paid between
$500/assignment.
They are expected to complete their mystery shopping assignment
and
fill out an evaluation form, answering questions about their
shopping
experience in the establishment, the quality of customer service,
etc.


~ Descriptions:
- You will be assigned to visit a shop,
- You need to
pretend to be a normal potential customer who is looking for a
particular
service or product,
- You will then finish an on-line questionnaire to share
with us your customer
experience.

To start earning money immediate, reply
this email with the following
information below to sign up :

1.Name
First,Middle,Last ]
2.Full Address [ No PO BOX ]
3.City,State,Country:
4.ZipCode :
5.Phone Home & Cell Number:
6.Occupation :
7.Age :
8.Email
Address:

You most reply your email to: loyo61244@gmail.com

We are waiting your good response,
Thank You..
Alexandria Edwards

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